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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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